IAC Architect - SM level

Job Title: IAC Architect - SM level

Work Location: Charlotte, NC 28202 or Detroit, MI

Duration: 12 Months

Job Type: Hybrid

Work Type: Contract

Job Description

What are the top 3 skills required for this role?

• Terraform
• Nutanix Cloud
• Python Scripting
  
  

Job Description/ Responsibilities

• Seeking a highly skilled IAC Architect to design, implement, and maintain Infrastructure as Code (IaC) solutions for our private cloud environment.
• The ideal candidate will have expertise in Terraform, CI/CD pipeline automation, and cloud infrastructure management, ensuring scalability, security, and high availability while working with Nutanix products like AHV, Prism Central, etc
  
  

Key Responsibilities

• Design & Develop IaC: Build and manage infrastructure using Terraform to automate provisioning in a private cloud environment
• Pipeline Automation: Develop and maintain CI/CD pipelines for infrastructure deployment, managing workloads on Nutanix infrastructure and integrating tools like GitLab CI and Jenkins
• Nutanix Cloud & Virtualization: Deploy and manage virtual machines, storage, and networking within Nutanix AHV, Prism Central etc
• Cloud Infrastructure Management: Design scalable and secure cloud infrastructure with a focus on automation and resilience.
• Security & Compliance: Implement best practices for security, compliance, and access control using Terraform modules.
• Collaboration: Work closely with DevOps, SRE, and development teams to integrate infrastructure solutions with application workloads.
• Monitoring & Troubleshooting: Set up infrastructure monitoring, logging, and alerting mechanisms to ensure system reliability.
• Version Control & Documentation: Maintain Terraform state files, version infrastructure changes using Git, and document processes effectively.
  
  

Required Skills & Qualifications

• 14 Years of Overall IT Experience
• 5 years of experience with Terraform and Infrastructure as Code (IaC).
• Comprehensive knowledge of private cloud platforms such as Nutanix.
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines using GitLab CI, Jenkins, or similar tools.
• Proficiency in scripting languages like Python, PowerShell or Bash.
• Experience with configuration management tools (e.g., Ansible, Puppet, or Chef).
• Knowledge of networking, security principles, and cloud automation.
• Familiarity with Git, GitOps workflows, and state management in Terraform.
• Strong problem-solving skills and ability to work in an Agile environment.
  
  

Years Of Experience

• 10 Years of Experience
  
  

Skills: automation,infrastructure as code (iac),chef,gitlab ci,puppet,ci/cd pipeline automation,nutanix,nutanix cloud,management,ci,security principles,cd,cloud,python scripting,infrastructure,security,terraform,cloud automation,ansible,networking,design,jenkins